scholarly journals Global neurosurgery: continued momentum at the 72nd World Health Assembly

2020 ◽  
Vol 132 (4) ◽  
pp. 1256-1260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Rosseau ◽  
Walter D. Johnson ◽  
Kee B. Park ◽  
Peter J. Hutchinson ◽  
Laura Lippa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Surgery ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Federation ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
Liaison Committee ◽  
Emergency Care Systems ◽  
The World ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Health Organization

Global neurosurgery is the practice of neurosurgery with the primary purpose of delivering timely, safe, and affordable neurosurgical care to all who need it. This field is led by neurosurgeons, and global neurosurgery sessions are now part of every major international neurosurgical meeting. The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) is working to coordinate activities and align all related activities for greater impact. This report updates the contributions made by the WFNS-WHO Liaison Committee at the most recent World Health Assembly (WHA) in 2019. The WHA is a decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), attended by its 194 Member States. The WFNS has maintained official relations as a nongovernmental organization with the WHO for over 30 years, and this year 15 neurosurgical delegates attended events during the WHA. Participation by neurosurgeons continues to grow as many WHA events focused on global surgery have intrinsically involved neurosurgical leadership and participation. This year, resolution WHA72.31, entitled “Emergency and trauma care, Emergency care systems for universal health coverage: ensuring timely care for the acutely ill and injured,” was passed. This resolution provides further opportunities for neurosurgical advocacy as the landscape of global surgery gains recognition and momentum.

scholarly journals Global neurosurgery: current and potential impact of neurosurgeons at the World Health Organization and the World Health Assembly. Executive summary of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies–World Health Organization Liaison Committee at the 71st World Health Assembly

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. E18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Rosseau ◽  
Walter D. Johnson ◽  
Kee B. Park ◽  
Miguel Arráez Sánchez ◽  
Franco Servadei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Surgical Care ◽  
Global Surgery ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Federation ◽  
Member States ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Since the creation of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948, the annual World Health Assembly (WHA) has been the major forum for discussion, debate, and approval of the global health agenda. As such, it informs the framework for the policies and budgets of many of its Member States. For most of its history, a significant portion of the attention of health ministers and Member States has been given to issues of clean water, vaccination, and communicable diseases. For neurosurgeons, the adoption of WHA Resolution 68.15 changed the global health landscape because the importance of surgical care for universal health coverage was highlighted in the document. This resolution was adopted in 2015, shortly after the publication of The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Report titled “Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare and economic development.” Mandating global strengthening of emergency and essential surgical care and anesthesia, this resolution has led to the formation of surgical and anesthesia collaborations that center on WHO and can be facilitated via the WHA. Participation by neurosurgeons has grown dramatically, in part due to the official relations between WHO and the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, with the result that global neurosurgery is gaining momentum.

The World Health Assembly Resolutions on eHealth: eHealth in Support of Universal Health Coverage

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (06) ◽  
pp. 463-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Al-Shorbaji
Keyword(s):  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Universal Health

SummaryThe World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO) and three of the six WHO Regional Committees adopted a number of resolutions on eHealth: the use of information and communication technology for health. These resolutions have given legitimacy to eHealth as an area of work for WHO and its member states. The implementation of these resolutions will contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Universal Health Coverage. eHealth has been per -ceived as reducing the cost of healthcare, improving quality and equitable access to health services.

Informatics to Improve Medical Care of a Nation

1982 ◽  
Vol 21 (03) ◽  
pp. 109-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Subramanian
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Care Approach ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Health Organization

At the Thirtieth World Health Assembly in 1977 the Member States of the World Health Organization endorsed the policy of developing their health care systems through the primary health care approach. The present paper is concerned with the application of certain significant features of informatics for the development and improvement of health care management in different countries.

Haemophilia in the 1990s: Report of a Joint Meeting of the World Health Organization and World Federation of Hemophilia

Vox Sanguinis ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-224
Author(s):  
C.K. Kasper ◽  
P.M. Mannucci ◽  
V. Bulyzhenkov ◽  
D.B. Brettler ◽  
A. Chuansumrit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Joint Meeting ◽  
World Federation ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

scholarly journals Ethical use of off-label disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis

2021 ◽  
pp. 135245852110302
Author(s):  
Joanna Laurson-Doube ◽  
Nick Rijke ◽  
Anne Helme ◽  
Peer Baneke ◽  
Brenda Banwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Federation ◽  
Off Label ◽  
Disease Modifying Therapies ◽  
The World ◽  
Disease Modifying ◽  
Health Organization

Background: Off-label disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for multiple sclerosis (MS) are used in at least 89 countries. There is a need for structured and transparent evidence-based guidelines to support clinical decision-making, pharmaceutical policies and reimbursement decisions for off-label DMTs. Objectives/Results: The authors put forward general principles for the ethical use of off-label DMTs for treating MS and a process to assess existing evidence and develop recommendations for their use. Conclusion: The principles and process are endorsed by the World Federation of Neurology (WFN), American Academy of Neurology (AAN), European Academy of Neurology (EAN), Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS), European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), Middle-East North Africa Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (MENACTRIMS) and Pan-Asian Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (PACTRIMS), and we have regularly consulted with the Brain Health Unit, Mental Health and Substance Use Department at the World Health Organization (WHO).

INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND REPORTS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1948 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 499-504
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Malaria Control ◽  
Venereal Disease ◽  
World Health ◽  
International News ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
First World ◽  
And Child Health

The First World Health Assembly convened in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 24, 1948, and remained in session until July 24. Fifty-four nations sent delegates. The work of this First Assembly centered around the development of a program of action for the World Health Organization. After discussions of a long list of possible activities, the Assembly adopted a program which established certain priorities for the work of the Organization during the coming year. Malaria control, maternal and child health, tuberculosis and venereal disease control, nutrition and environmental sanitation were placed in the top priority. To carry out these priority programs the WHO authorized the appointment of expert committees and the establishment of appropriate sections of work in the secretariat of the Organization.

scholarly journals Re-assessing the Foundations: Worldwide Smallpox Eradication, 1957–67

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-93
Author(s):  
Sanjoy Bhattacharya ◽  
Carlos Eduardo D’Avila Pereira Campani
Keyword(s):  
Majority Vote ◽  
World Health ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Eradication Programme ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
Western Africa ◽  
The World ◽  
Complex Picture ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
National Governments

An expansive, worldwide smallpox eradication programme (SEP) was announced by the World Health Assembly in 1958, leading this decision-making body to instruct the World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva to work with WHO regional offices to engage and draw in national governments to ensure success. Tabled by the Soviet Union’s representative and passed by a majority vote by member states, the announcement was subject to intense diplomatic negotiations. This led to the formation, expansion and reshaping of an ambitious and complex campaign that cut across continents and countries. This article examines these inter-twining international, regional and national processes, and challenges long-standing historiographical assumptions about the fight against smallpox only gathering strength from the mid-1960s onwards, after the start of a US-supported programme in western Africa. The evidence presented here suggests a far more complex picture. It shows that although the SEP’s structures grew slowly between 1958 and 1967, a worldwide eradication programme resulted from international negotiations made possible through gains during this period. Significant progress in limiting the incidence of smallpox sustained international collaboration, and justified the prolongation and expansion of activities. Indeed, all of this bore diplomatic and legal processes within the World Health Assembly and WHO that acted as the foundation of the so-called intensified phase of the SEP and the multi-faceted activities that led to the certification of smallpox eradication in 1980.

scholarly journals Taiwan and the World Health Assembly/World Health Organization: Perspectives from Health Services and Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-27
Author(s):  
Yen-Fu Chen
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
International Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Active Member ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
The World ◽  
Taiwanese People ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Organization

Despite being one of Asia’s major economies with a population of over 23 million, Taiwan has been mostly excluded from the World Health Assembly/World Health Organization (wha/who) since 1972, due to China’s objection. While this has not stopped Taiwan from developing a comprehensive healthcare system and being an active member of international health community, the lack of membership in the world’s leading health authority undermines global health and presents perverse, and yet often neglected, inequality faced by Taiwanese people. This article aims to provide contextual information concerning the impacts of Taiwan’s exclusion from wha/who by: (1) enumerating health-related areas where Taiwan has rich knowledge and experiences that would have been cascaded much more widely and efficiently to those in need around the world had it been allowed to participate; and (2) highlighting difficulties faced by Taiwanese people and potential threats to international health arising from the exclusion.

scholarly journals World Health Organization

1947 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 535-537 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
World Health ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
World Health Assembly ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
First World ◽  
Develop Program

Interim Commission of WHO: The third session of the Interim Commission of WHO, which began on March 30, 1947 at Geneva, closed on April 12, after assigning priority to the various health problems confronting the world. Representatives of sixteen of the eighteen member states (Liberia and the Ukrainian SSR being absent) attended the session. Results of Conference discussions indicated wide-spread agreement on such matters as 1) appointment of expert committees to develop program proposals relating to specific diseases, 2) strengthening of national health services, and 3) facilities for training public health personnel. It was hoped that a practical first year's program could be presented to the first World Health Assembly when that body convenes, probably in February, 1948.

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